25 and Under/Fiction

Bys: Susan Ketchin, Robert Coles, Neil Giordano

Book Overview

These stories represent a wide and diverse range of visions, sensibilities, techniques, and themes, providing a vivid glimpse of our world through the eyes of young artists as we approach the twenty-first century.

From quiet vignettes of triumph over daily despair, to richly textured narratives of almost epic proportion, the authors explore themes at once contemporary and timeless: the often tangled relationship between parent and child; the lingering legacy of the war in Vietnam; the mysteries of birth, death, sexuality, and marriage; and the sometimes redemptive power of suffering. Visceral, engaging, eminently readable, and memorable, these stories provide an inspiring preview of literary achievement to come.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393316106
• ISBN13: 9780393316100
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

25 and Under/Fiction: Enjoyable and Entertaining

I found 25 and Under/Fiction to be a breath of fresh air. I love reading books of short fiction, but too often, the books are filled with authors that are already well established. This book is great, because it's filled with stories that are written by mostly unknown authors. My favorite story was "Flamingo." The mother in that story (she was an alcoholic) was very well written, and portrayed with a sense of brutal honesty. Go out and buy 25 & Under/Fiction. You won't be sorry.